An Evaluation of the Impact of Introducing Compassion Focused Therapy to a Standard Treatment Programme for People with Eating Disorders

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-12

  Gale, Corinne ^a   Gilbert, Paul ^a   Read, Natalie ^b   Goss, Ken ^b  

^a Mental Health Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b Coventry Eating Disorders Service ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorexia Nervosa; Atypical Eating Disorders; Bulimia Nervosa; Compassion Focused Therapy, Proof of principle; EDNOS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL EATING DISORDERS; BULIMIA; COMPASSION FOCUSED THERAPY, PROOF-OF-PRINCIPLE; EATING DISORDER; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ATYPICAL EATING DISORDERS; BULIMIA NERVOSA; COMPASSION FOCUSED THERAPY, PROOF-OF-PRINCIPLE; EDNOS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA NERVOSA; EATING DISORDERS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892876245     PISSN: 10633995     EISSN: 10990879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cpp.1806     Document Type: Article

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